Although the power to interpret treaties was not one of the functions of the Meeting of the Parties set forth in Article 11 of the Montreal Protocol, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties recognised that there could be “subsequent practice in the application of [a] treaty or a subsequent agreement between the Parties regarding the interpretation of [a] treaty or the application of its provisions” Through the hard work of all Parties, the Meeting had found a practical solution to a difficult problem.
Tomar nota de que al 1º de noviembre de 2003, 166 Partes habían ratificado la Enmienda de Londres del Protocolo de Montreal, 154 Partes habían ratificado la Enmienda de Copenhague del Protocolo de Montreal, 107 Partes habían ratificado la Enmienda de Montreal del Protocolo de Montreal, mientras que sólo 57 Partes habían ratificado la Enmienda de Beijing del Protocolo de Montreal;